Critical Thinking: Consider the Verdict

Critical Thinking: Consider the Verdict

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-- <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <I>Integrating Logic Skills into the Critical Decision-Making Process</I> </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Organized around lively and authentic examples drawn from jury trials, contemporary political and social debate, and advertising, <I>Critical Thinking: Consider the Verdict</I> shows students how to detect fallacies and how to examine and construct cogent arguments.  </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Accessible and reader friendly–yet thorough and rigorous–<I>Critical Thinking: Consider the Verdict</I> shows students how to integrate all logic skills into the critical decision-making process, and construct arguments from examples gained through the study of contemporary and historic debates, both legal and popular.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Teaching and Learning Experience</B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <I>Improve Critical Thinking</I> - “Argue Your Case” segments, “Consider the Verdict” boxes, real-life examples and cases, and an optional chapter on “Thinking Critically about Statistics” all encourage students to examine their assumptions, discern hidden values, evaluate evidence, assess their conclusions, and more!</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <I> </I> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <I>Engage Students </I>- <I>Critical Thinking: Consider the Verdict</I>’s readable, conversational style, wealth of exercises, suggested Website resources, glossary (and more!) allows your students to easily read, understand and engage with the text.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">                                                                                                                         </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <I>Support Instructors -</I> Teaching your course just got easier!  You can create a Customized Text or use our Instructor’s Manual, Electronic “MyTest” Test Bank or PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Plus, instructors find it easy to teach from <I>Critical Thinking: Consider the Verdict</I> because students are given an argument context that orients them to new material and helps them place it in a familiar setting — giving you the freedom to present different, complimentary material in class!</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P>